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NOAA's National Weather Service Alerts for |
The County Of (ILZ046) |
FLOOD WARNING | |
VERMILION ILLINOIS (ILZ046) | |
Effective: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 04:52am CST | Severity: Moderate |
Updated: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 04:52am CST | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 02:00pm CST | Certainty: Likely |
Areas Affected: Champaign; Coles; Douglas; Edgar; Vermilion | |
Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN... CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... EDGAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 200 PM CST FRIDAY * AT 451 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MANY ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE HAD REPORTS OF FLOODING. THOUGH THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED...A LOT OF STANDING WATER IN THE FIELDS HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO RECEDE. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CHAMPAIGN... CHARLESTON...DANVILLE...MATTOON...PARIS...RANTOUL...TUSCOLA... ALLERTON...ARCOLA...ASHMORE...BROADLANDS...BROCTON...CAMARGO... CATLIN...CHRISMAN...COOKS MILL...FAIRMOUNT...FISHER...FITHIAN... GEORGETOWN...GIFFORD...HINDSBORO...HOMER...HOOPESTON...HUMBOLDT... HUME...KANSAS...LAKE OF THE WOODS...LERNA AND MAHOMET.Instructions: BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. |